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| 25:1 | 以下也是所罗门的箴言。是犹大王希西家的人所誊录的。 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. | ||
| 25:2 | 将事隐秘，乃神的荣耀。将事察清，乃君王的荣耀。 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. | ||
| 25:3 | 天之高，地之厚，君王之心也测不透。 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. | ||
| 25:4 | 除去银子的渣滓，就有银子出来，银匠能以作器皿。 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. | ||
| 25:5 | 除去王面前的恶人，国位就靠公义坚立。 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. | ||
| 25:6 | 不要在王面前妄自尊大。不要在大人的位上站立。 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: | ||
| 25:7 | 宁可有人说，请你上来，强如在你觐见的王子面前，叫你退下。 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. | ||
| 25:8 | 不要冒失出去与人争竞，免得至终被他羞辱，你就不知道怎样行了。 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. | ||
| 25:9 | 你与邻舍争讼，要与他ㄧ人辩论。不可泄漏人的密事。 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: | ||
| 25:10 | 恐怕听见的人骂你，你的臭名就难以脱离。 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. | ||
| 25:11 | 一句话说得合宜，就如金苹果在银网子里。 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. | ||
| 25:12 | 智慧人的劝戒，在顺从的人耳中，好像金耳环，和精金的妆饰。 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. | ||
| 25:13 | 忠信的使者，叫差他的人心里舒畅，就如在收割时，有冰雪的凉气。 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. | ||
| 25:14 | 空夸赠送礼物的，好像无雨的风云。 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. | ||
| 25:15 | 恒常忍耐，可以劝动君王。柔和的舌头，能折断骨头。 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. | ||
| 25:16 | 你得了蜜吗，只可吃够而已。恐怕你过饱就呕吐出来。 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. | ||
| 25:17 | 你的脚要少进邻舍的家，恐怕他厌烦你，恨恶你。 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. | ||
| 25:18 | 作假见证陷害邻舍的，就是大槌，是利刀，是快箭。 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. | ||
| 25:19 | 患难时倚靠不忠诚的人，好像破坏的牙，错骨缝的脚。 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. | ||
| 25:20 | 对伤心的人唱歌，就如冷天脱衣服，又如硷上倒醋。 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. | ||
| 25:21 | 你的仇敌，若饿了就给他饭吃。若渴了就给他水喝。 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: | ||
| 25:22 | 因为你这样行，就是把炭火堆在他的头上。耶和华也必赏赐你。 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. | ||
| 25:23 | 北风生雨，谗谤人的舌头也生怒容。 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. | ||
| 25:24 | 宁可住在房顶的角上，不在宽阔的房屋与争吵的妇人同住。 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. | ||
| 25:25 | 有好消息从远方来，就如拿凉水给口渴的人喝。 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. | ||
| 25:26 | 义人在恶人面前退缩，好像Y1浑之泉，弄浊之井。 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. | ||
| 25:27 | 吃蜜过多，是不好的。考究自己的荣耀，也是可厌的。 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. | ||
| 25:28 | 人不制服自己的心，好像毁坏的城邑，没有墙垣。 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. | ||